I would like at the outset to thank Ambassador Bahous of Jordan and Ambassador Sauer of Finland, as well as their teams, for their hard work during the sixth review process of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy.
My delegation thanks the representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arab…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the Russian Federation on its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to thank it for convening this very important meeting to share our points of view with regard to international peace and security in the Middle East and North…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the Republic of Poland on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to express my gratitude for its efforts in organizing the Council’s work. I also thank the Republic of Peru for its efforts during its presidency of the Council last m…
At the outset, my delegation welcomes the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Jacek Czaputowicz. We thank him for his excellent stewardship of the Security Council’s work within the framework of today’s very constructive debate. We wish the Polish delegation every success in …
I have the pleasure to deliver my statement on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). I extend my sincere congratulations to Peru and wish it every success as President of the Security Council for this month.
Before delivering our statement, I would like to e…
The delegation of my country would like to thank Peru’s delegation, the President of the Security Council for this month, for organizing this constructive debate on youth, peace and security. Young people make up the most important segment of society. They are the ones who achieve the desired object…
My delegation would like to congratulate Peru on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to thank Peru for organizing this open debate and to wish it every success, and the delegation of the Netherlands for its successful presidency of the Security Council l…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the sisterly State of Kuwait on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month and to thank it for its efforts. I also thank the Republic of Kazakhstan for its efforts during its presidency last month. In addition, I highly appreciate …
We should like at the outset to congratulate the Republic of Kazakhstan on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and to thank you, Sir, for having convened this open debate on the situation in the Middle East.
Furthermore, we congratulate Kuwait, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial G…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Republic of Italy on its presidency of the Security Council for this month and thank it for its efforts in organizing the Council’s work. We would also like to thank France for its efforts during its presidency of the Council last month. We welcome the…
My delegation would like to thank Italy and you, Mr. President, for convening today’s constructive
debate. We wish you every success at the helm of the Security Council this month.
We associate ourselves with other Member States that have reiterated the importance of Security Council resolutions f…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation for the work done to prepare the annual report (see A/72/221) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which outlines the achievements and activities of the Agency in 2016.
Despite the challenges we face in fighting the te…
At the outset, my country’s delegation wishes to thank the French presidency of the Security Council this month for its able stewardship of this critical debate. We commend the tireless efforts undertaken in drafting the Secretary-General’s report on children and armed conflict (S/2017/821), dated 2…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the French Republic on presiding over the Council this month. We thank France for its transparent and tremendous efforts in steering the work of the Council. I also thank the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for its work during its presidency last m…
My delegation thanks everyone who has contributed actively to the drawing up of the political declaration on the Implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 72/1).
Member States managed to reach a consensus after long deliberations on the …
My delegation first wishes to congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák upon his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. We also congratulate the Republic of Slovakia and wish Mr. Lajčák the greatest success in this role. We also thank his predecessor, Mr. Peter Thomson, …
If I may, at the outset I should like to congratulate Ethiopia on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and thank it for its work in convening this meeting. I would also like to thank Egypt for its work during its presidency of the Council last month.
On 19 Septemb…
(spoke in Arabic): I would first like to congratulate the People’s Republic of China on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your organization of the Council’s work, and to express our gratitude to Bolivia for its leadership o…
I should like at the outset to congratulate the Republic of Uruguay on its assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. We thank the Mission of Uruguay for all the efforts it exerted and that of the United States of America for their efforts during that country’s presidency of the Council…
My delegation would like to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for convening today’s debate. We wish the United Kingdom every success in its presidency of the Security Council this month.
Trafficking in persons undermines the rule of law and fuels transnational organized crime, which exacer…
